Question 1

Discuss the physiological rationale behind giving naltrexone (brand name: ReVia)to recovering alcoholics to reduce their craving for alcohol.

Accepted Answer

Naltrexone is a medication that is used

Question 2

In alcoholic dementia,there is a significant shrinking of brain ventricles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The form of liver disease that chokes off blood vessels and interferes with utilization of oxygen is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) fatty liver 
B) alcoholic hepatitis 
C) alcoholic cirrhosis 
D) delirium tremens 
A) fatty liver 
B) alcoholic hepatitis 
C) alcoholic cirrhosis 
D) delirium tremens

Question 4

The vitamin deficiency implicated in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Vitamin A 
B) Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 
C) Vitamin C 
D) Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 
A) Vitamin A 
B) Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 
C) Vitamin C 
D) Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

Question 5

According to Alcoholics Anonymous,__________.

Accepted Answer

A) an alcoholic is never cured 
B) every recovering alcoholic needs a sponsor 
C) the process of recovery never ends 
D) all of the above 
A) an alcoholic is never cured 
B) every recovering alcoholic needs a sponsor 
C) the process of recovery never ends 
D) all of the above

Question 6

FAS was discovered through observations of ______ in babies born to alcoholic mothers.

Accepted Answer

A) increased blood alcohol levels 
B) specific facial characteristics 
C) CNS abnormalities and low body weight 
D) both B and C 
A) increased blood alcohol levels 
B) specific facial characteristics 
C) CNS abnormalities and low body weight 
D) both B and C

Question 7

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a novelty-seeking personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a high tendency to use alcohol to escape negative feelings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Liver transplantation surgery is the only option that can successfully reverse __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome 
B) fatty liver 
C) alcoholic hepatitis 
D) alcoholic cirrhosis 
A) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome 
B) fatty liver 
C) alcoholic hepatitis 
D) alcoholic cirrhosis

Question 10

The adverse consequence of alcohol consumed during pregnancy is due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the ease with which alcohol passes the blood-placental barrier 
B) the increased drinking levels in the period in the first place 
C) a natural deficiency in thiamine during the months of pregnancy 
D) how drunkenness is viewed by our culture 
A) the ease with which alcohol passes the blood-placental barrier 
B) the increased drinking levels in the period in the first place 
C) a natural deficiency in thiamine during the months of pregnancy 
D) how drunkenness is viewed by our culture

Question 11

According to the text,alcohol stays in a fetus's system longer than the mother's because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) of the body weight difference between the fetus and the mother 
B) of insufficient levels of alcohol breakdown in the fetus 
C) of the difference in oxygen levels of the fetus and the mother 
D) the excretion process for a fetus takes longer 
A) of the body weight difference between the fetus and the mother 
B) of insufficient levels of alcohol breakdown in the fetus 
C) of the difference in oxygen levels of the fetus and the mother 
D) the excretion process for a fetus takes longer

Question 12

Extreme disorientation and confusion are two symptoms of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Tourette's syndrome 
B) delirium tremens 
C) cirrhosis of the liver 
D) alcoholic hepatitis 
A) Tourette's syndrome 
B) delirium tremens 
C) cirrhosis of the liver 
D) alcoholic hepatitis

Question 13

Neuroimaging procedures such as CT and MRI scans show a link between heavy drinking and destructive effects __________.

Accepted Answer

A) in the liver 
B) in the kidney 
C) in the brain 
D) in the pancreas 
A) in the liver 
B) in the kidney 
C) in the brain 
D) in the pancreas

Question 14

The twelve-step program established by Alcoholics Anonymous has also been used to treat __________.

Accepted Answer

A) gamblers 
B) drug addicts 
C) compulsive eaters 
D) all of the above 
A) gamblers 
B) drug addicts 
C) compulsive eaters 
D) all of the above

Question 15

Symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in an elderly person are often masked by symptoms of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) joviality 
B) senility 
C) excessive anxiety 
D) false modesty 
A) joviality 
B) senility 
C) excessive anxiety 
D) false modesty

Question 16

The concordance rate is used to determine __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the extent to which alcoholics agree with each other on a topic 
B) the degree of confabulation exhibited 
C) the extent of genetic influence in inheritance 
D) the cost of high-speed travel from New York to Paris 
A) the extent to which alcoholics agree with each other on a topic 
B) the degree of confabulation exhibited 
C) the extent of genetic influence in inheritance 
D) the cost of high-speed travel from New York to Paris

Question 17

The percentage of heavy drinkers who eventually develop alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 to 2 percent 
B) 10 to 20 percent 
C) 50 to 60 percent 
D) 90 to 100 percent 
A) 1 to 2 percent 
B) 10 to 20 percent 
C) 50 to 60 percent 
D) 90 to 100 percent

Question 18

Combining alcohol with disulfiram (Antabuse)produces __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a flushed face and nausea 
B) essentially nothing,since they are antagonists 
C) a heightened feeling of drunkenness 
D) an immunological protection against hepatitis 
A) a flushed face and nausea 
B) essentially nothing,since they are antagonists 
C) a heightened feeling of drunkenness 
D) an immunological protection against hepatitis

Question 19

Alateen is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) an organization for teenage alcoholics 
B) a teenage alcoholic 
C) an organization for teenagers living with an alcoholic family member 
D) a halfway house for abused teenagers 
A) an organization for teenage alcoholics 
B) a teenage alcoholic 
C) an organization for teenagers living with an alcoholic family member 
D) a halfway house for abused teenagers

Question 20

Type 1 alcoholics can be either male or female,while Type 2 alcoholics are principally __________.

Accepted Answer

A) females only 
B) people over twenty-five only 
C) people living in urban environments 
D) males only 
A) females only 
B) people over twenty-five only 
C) people living in urban environments 
D) males only

Discuss the physiological rationale behind giving naltrexone (brand name: ReVia)to recovering alcoholics to reduce their craving for alcohol.

In alcoholic dementia,there is a significant shrinking of brain ventricles.

The form of liver disease that chokes off blood vessels and interferes with utilization of oxygen is __________.

The vitamin deficiency implicated in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is __________.

According to Alcoholics Anonymous,__________.

FAS was discovered through observations of ______ in babies born to alcoholic mothers.

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a novelty-seeking personality.

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a high tendency to use alcohol to escape negative feelings.

Liver transplantation surgery is the only option that can successfully reverse __________.

The adverse consequence of alcohol consumed during pregnancy is due to __________.

According to the text,alcohol stays in a fetus's system longer than the mother's because __________.

Extreme disorientation and confusion are two symptoms of __________.

Neuroimaging procedures such as CT and MRI scans show a link between heavy drinking and destructive effects __________.

The twelve-step program established by Alcoholics Anonymous has also been used to treat __________.

Symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in an elderly person are often masked by symptoms of __________.

The concordance rate is used to determine __________.

The percentage of heavy drinkers who eventually develop alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver is __________.

Combining alcohol with disulfiram (Antabuse)produces __________.

Alateen is __________.

Type 1 alcoholics can be either male or female,while Type 2 alcoholics are principally __________.

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Discuss the physiological rationale behind giving naltrexone (brand name: ReVia)to recovering alcoholics to reduce their craving for alcohol.

In alcoholic dementia,there is a significant shrinking of brain ventricles.

The form of liver disease that chokes off blood vessels and interferes with utilization of oxygen is __________.

The vitamin deficiency implicated in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is __________.

According to Alcoholics Anonymous,__________.

FAS was discovered through observations of ______ in babies born to alcoholic mothers.

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a novelty-seeking personality.

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a high tendency to use alcohol to escape negative feelings.

Liver transplantation surgery is the only option that can successfully reverse __________.

The adverse consequence of alcohol consumed during pregnancy is due to __________.

According to the text,alcohol stays in a fetus's system longer than the mother's because __________.

Extreme disorientation and confusion are two symptoms of __________.

Neuroimaging procedures such as CT and MRI scans show a link between heavy drinking and destructive effects __________.

The twelve-step program established by Alcoholics Anonymous has also been used to treat __________.

Symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in an elderly person are often masked by symptoms of __________.

The concordance rate is used to determine __________.

The percentage of heavy drinkers who eventually develop alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver is __________.

Combining alcohol with disulfiram (Antabuse)produces __________.

Alateen is __________.

Type 1 alcoholics can be either male or female,while Type 2 alcoholics are principally __________.

Drugs and Behavior Today

Drug-Taking Behavior: the Personal and Social Concerns

How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

The Major Stimulants: Cocaine and Amphetamines

Narcotics: Opium, Heroin, and Synthetic Opiates

Lsd and Other Hallucinogens

Marijuana

Anabolic Steroids and Drug Abuse in Sports

Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Nicotine and Tobacco Use

Performance Enhancing Drugs and Drug Testing in Sports

Depressents and Inhalants

Prescription Drugs, Over-The-Counter Drugs, and Dietary Supplements

Drugs for Treating Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

Substance-Abuse Prevention

Substance-Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Change

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